Whats the difference between country and French Countryside?
In the wine country of Sonoma and Napa, French Country is what would be expected, and that’s where you get lots of florals and mossy greens and reds and wine colors. I wanted an element of traditional Sonoma style, but a fresh, more vibrant interpretation. So we riffed on some of the clichés, updating the look by using persimmon, citrusy greens and yellows. You get that country feel but it ends up being a little more elegant, as you said earlier. Did I also say I love that deer head chandelier? Wonderfully eccentric, isn’t it? We wanted to bring the outdoors in, as we did with the leaf pattern in the backsplash. We integrated the dining with the outdoors, too, especially with the vista of trees framed by two walls of windows. We used a wallpaper called Woods, which picks up the persimmon color in the house, and a chandelier inspired by branches made by a local artist, Carl Dern. Why a Roman shade in a kitchen? Every room should be a well-dressed room, including the kitchen. The window
